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Building Electronic Commerce: With Web Database Constructions
Anne Nelson, High Point University
William H.M. Nelson, III, Nelson Management Association

ISBN-10: 020174130X
ISBN-13: 9780201741308

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2002
Format: Paper; 608 pp
Published: 10/25/2001
Status: Out of Print

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Building Electronic Commerce through Web Database Construction provides an overview of the topics that students must understand in order to create e-commerce sites that can display, insert, update, and delete data from a database. It is appropriate for e-commerce technology courses taught out of CIS, MIS, and CS departments to students with some programming experience.

This book is set up as a tutorial rather than a theoretical reference. The chapters build upon each other in a lesson-oriented format, quickly laying foundational material on e-commerce in general, Web assessment, relational database principles, and HTML. Since technology in this area is rapidly changing, the chapters will begin with an explanation of the concept (the architectures and approaches rather than specific tools). Thereafter, each chapter will proceed to a discussion of current tools and step-by-step examples that implement the concepts. These step-by-step examples are carried throughout the chapters and show the students the creation of an e-commerce site using Deerfield WebSite and Microsoft's IIS. Guidelines are also included to show how the same site would be developed using Microsoft's IIS. After the examples, end-of-chapter project sections encourage students to develop their own site and put into practice the key concepts they have learned.

Running case study throughout every chapter (Kanthaka Farms) that demonstrates how the techniques and tools discussed are implemented in a step-by-step manner to build Web database constructions.

A "do-it-yourself" running case study throughout every chapter (Albatross Records) that provides readers the opportunity to practice the electronic commerce concepts and techniques by building their own electronic commerce Web database constructions.

Use of Deerfield WebSite and Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS), today's most popular e-commerce programming environments.

Recent electronic commerce news article case studies that demonstrate the application of theory and technique with specific tools. Current business uses of electronic commerce and the Web database construction are highlighted, and critical thinking questions are presented at the conclusion of the case.

Extensive end-of-chapter material including review questions and critical thinking exercises to help readers test and deepen their knowledge of the material.

All the software tools needed to build the electronic commerce Web database constructions in the book including Deerfield WebSite, and eight other tools.

Extensive supplements for college instructors only, including chapter solutions, case study solutions, sample test questions, and the book's companion website.

1. Introduction to Electronic Commerce.

Introduction to basic EC terms.

Comparison of EC to EDI.

Comparison of traditional commerce to EC.

Exploration of EC strategies and techniques used by businesses to reach corporate mission and increase profit.

Elements of the Web.

Client/server architecture (N-tier) review.

Transition to prototyping EC solution: Web Database Construction.

2. Introduction to Web Database Construction.

Introduction to basic Web processing terms.

Review of different Web/database processing architectures.

Client-side: browser extension, compiled browser programs.

Server-side: scripting languages, compiled server programs.

Web assessment techniques and exercises.

3. Getting Started: Web Server Installation and Administration.

Web server software components.

Installation of Personal Web Server.

Installation of Web applications provided on the CD accompanying the book.

Web server software configuration and maintenance.

Web server security.

4. Prototyping Concepts.

Guest book introduction.

Online questionnaire introduction.

Job Listing System introduction.

Online Bookstore introduction.

5. Relational Database Concepts.

Relational database terms and structure.

Building Microsoft Access Queries.

Designing Advanced Queries and analyzing data through the use of total queries and nested queries.

Creating parameter-based queries.

6. HTML and HTML Forms.

Creating a simple HTML form.

Examining the tags.

Creating controls, check boxes, multiple submit buttons, and selection tags.

Using hidden fields.

7. Windows Common Gateway Interface.

Background of WCGI.

Overview of compiled server programming and connectivity approaches.

Listing the CGI variables.

Interpreting the path information.

Passing user data and decoded data.

Understanding CGI output.

Creating a CGI application.

8. Connectivity: Utilizing.

Creating a database file.

Adding a table record through VB.

Trapping database-related errors.

Listing existing records.

Finding records meeting a specific criteria.

Analyzing and filtering records.

Filtering records through a parameter query.

9. Browser Extensions.

Creating template files with a CGI application.

10. Browser Programs.

Overview of JavaScript and ActiveX.

Hands-on tutorials for creating compiled browser programs using ActiveX.

11. Processing Template Files with a CGI Application.

Sending output using a template file.

Designing and testing a template file.

Listing program variables in a template file.

Evaluating expressions in a template file.

Assigning variables in a template file.

Specifying conditions in a template file.

Creating loops in a template file.

Including the contents of another file in a template file.

12. Displaying Database Records through Template Files.

Displaying a database record from a template file.

Navigating through records from a template file.

Listing keyword search results through a template files.

Using multiple template files to perform the drill-down search.

13. Enhancing the Electronic Commerce Application.

Factors that affect how Web Database applications are designed.

Speed.

Layout.

Change.

Search-ability.

Database structure.

VB Project design.

Appendices.

A. Case Studies.

B. Organization of Files on the CD.

C. Source Code of the .bas library.

Electronic Commerce: Programming and Technology (Computer Science)

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Building Electronic Commerce with Web Database Constructions provides an overview of the topics that everyone must understand in order to create e-commerce sites that can display, insert, update, and delete data from a database. This book is set up as a tutorial rather than a theoretical reference. The chapters build upon each other, quickly laying foundational material on e-commerce in general, Web assessment, relational database principles, and HTML. Since technology in this area is rapidly changing, the chapters begin with an explanation of the concept (the architectures and approaches rather than specific tools). Thereafter, each chapter proceeds to a discussion of current tools and step-by-step examples that implement the concepts. These step-by-step examples are carried throughout the chapters and show the students the creation of an e-commerce site using Deerfield WebSite, one of today's most popular e-commerce programming environments. Guidelines are also included to show how the same site can be developed using Microsoft's IIS. After the examples, end-of-chapter project sections encourage students to develop their own site and put into practice the key concepts they have learned.

The book also includes:

Running case studies throughout every chapter that demonstrate how the techniques and tools discussed are implemented in a step-by-step manner to build Web database constructions, and to provide readers the opportunity to build their own Web database constructions.
Recent electronic commerce news article case studies that demonstrate the application of theory and technique with specific tools.
All the software tools needed to build the electronic commerce Web database constructions in the book including Deerfield WebSite, and eight other tools.

Whether you are an IT professional, a student, or just like to learn about the hottest areas in computing, Building Electronic Commerce with Web Database Constructions is packed with information you can't afford to miss.

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